Re: Materials regarding Cyber-war

[bk <chort0 () gmail com>]

On Mar 23, 2011, at 12:22 PM, imipak wrote:

> On 14 March 2011 17:24, bk <chort0 () gmail com> wrote:
>
> On Mar 14, 2011, at 10:04 AM, imipak wrote:
>
> > On 14/03/11 16:51, bk wrote:
> >
> > > > The point you missed is that almost all the examples we've seen so far have
> > > > been closer to espionage than to actual warfare.
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > Despite that, I agree.  Espionage != War.  People hyping "cyberwar" are either trying
> > > to increase their sales, budget, or jurisdiction. 
> >
> >
> > "Report: Iran's paramilitary launches cyber attack"
> >
> > http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jlwiVKEhlj8CjRz6dzR-McTlnRHw
> >
> > -i
>
> Yes, let's put a lot of stock in propaganda that amounts to "we're in ur hostin providerz, defacin ur websitez."
>
> This is from the same regime that photoshopped in extra missiles to make their capabilities look stronger.
>
> Grow up.
>  
>
>
> *cough*
>
> http://blogs.comodo.com/it-security/data-security/the-recent-ca-compromise/
>
>
> -i

Spying on your own citizens is considered "cyberwar" now?  That's *if* (and it's a big if), we actually believe it was 
an attack sponsored by the Iranian state.

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chort

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